Tamiya 24189 - 1/24 Mercedes Benz SLK  [24189]

About the Mercedes Benz SLK

Warm sunshine and crisp breeze are typical we could enjoy from open atmosphere cruising with roadsters. However, once it rains, the convenience with a soft top is inferior incomparison to shut body automobiles with hard top. The Mercedes-Benz developed and unveiled their SLK in 1996 with an epochal roof open-close system, to cancel the handicap of traditional roadsters.
It had been named after initials of three German terms, "Sportlich (sporty)", "Leicht (light)" and "Kompact (lightweight)", which tell just what this vehicle is about. The folding steel roof, called "Vario Roof", is fully automated in its procedure, whenever driver simply presses a button regarding console. The entire opening and shutting procedure of the roof takes only 25 moments. Using this hi-tech mechanics, the Mercedes managed to get feasible for the owner to savor the privileges of both a roadster and a coupe in one automobile.

Three kinds on engines can be found the SLK, and one of them, a 4 cylinder DOHC engine with displacement of 2.3 liter is top-of-the-line. Having a brilliant charger, the output measures 193 horsepower and it's also sent towards back wheels via a 5-speed automated transmission. Leading suspension utilizes double wishbones as the Mercedes 5-arm multilink suspension is equipped at rear for excellent road holding.

The SLK combines the exciting looks and driving pleasure which are a normal feature of open-top sportscars, aided by the technical excellence of the modern Mercedes vehicle engineering.

Specs & Features

• Unassembled synthetic pieces attached with sprue trees.
• Fixed display model kit.
• Complete motor bay.
• Authentic inside and chassis undersurface.
• Solid artificial rubber tire slicks.
• Detail by detail pictorial directions.